American Indians

The indigenous tribes of North America had a storied history long before the Europeans. Today, many Native American groups are preserving that history.

A Gathering of Nations

by Marti Attoun

The Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque, N.M., is North America’s largest powwow.

first appeared: 4/3/2005

Code Talkers

by Michael Nolan

Although some 400 Navajos served in the Marine signal corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II and are perhaps best known as code talkers, American Indian military men have used their native languages since World War I.

first appeared: 11/3/2002

Carving Crazy Horse

by Paul Higbee

That’s a lot of rock, yet only a tiny step toward completing the world’s largest sculpture: the image of Crazy Horse astride a horse, cut from Thunderhead Mountain in South Dakota’s Black Hills.

first appeared: 5/27/2001

The Keeper of the Post

by Alan Ross

Evelyn Jensen runs the Oljato Trading Post, an 80-year-old rustic outpost of local commerce and barter.

first appeared: 4/1/2001

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